First Good Spring Sea Watch of theYear!

1 of 7 Guillemots on the sea today

Most the day was spent sea watching. There was a little interest on the land with a few Firecrests Black Redstarts, Wheatears and Chiffchaffs, while on the reserve at least 1 Water Pipit still and a Garganey, I heard no news on the Cattle Egrets and the Whooper Swans appear to have gone.
05.45-07.30 & 8.45-12.45 & 13.30-16.00 with AJG, SO, OL, RW & JTM:
Brent Goose: 678E
Shelduck: 4E
Teal: 6E
Gadwall: 3E
Wigeon: 26E
Garganey: 14E
Common Scoter: 1,006E     2W
Velvet Scoter: 1E
Red-breasted Merganser: 17E
Red-throated Diver: 42E
Black-throated Diver: 1E
Great-crested Grebe: 11 around
Fulmar: 4E
Gannet: 218E
Cormorant: c40 around
Oystercatcher: 16E   4W
Ringed Plover: 1 around
Curlew: 1E
Little Gull: 21E
Mediterranean Gull: 3E
Common Gull: 143E
Kittiwake: 30E
Sandwich Tern: 132E
Guillemot: 7 around
Harbour Porpoise 15+

 The above 2nd calendar year male in The Moat had not yet been trapped by Jacques, unlike the adult male below.